Pedestrian Road Crossing at Uncontrolled Mid-Block Locations: Does the Refuge Island Increase Risk?

• Published in: Sustainability
• Main Authors: Saleh, Wafaa, Grigorova, Monika, Elattar, Samia
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: MDPI 2020
• Subjects: refuge islands; pedestrian crossing behaviour; generalised estimating equations; multiple linear regression; Refuge Island; Refuge Islands
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/su12124891; https://napier-repository.worktribe.com/file/2681191/1/Pedestrian%20Road%20Crossing%20at%20Uncontrolled%20Mid-Block%20Locations%3A%20Does%20the%20Refuge%20Island%20Increase%20Risk%3F; http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2681191

The study investigates the behaviour of pedestrians crossing a road with a refuge island in an urban area to assess whether refuge islands deliver their expected benefit. This type of pedestrian crossings aims at providing a half-way shelter and protection while pedestrians are crossing a road with...